Qin Yibo, I Won't Miss My Chance Again

(Qin Yibo and Zhou Huan fanfic)

When she first joined the Olympiad class, she was at the very bottom. She was a "miracle" in her teacher's eyes and an "odd one out" to her classmates. Her deskmate, Zhou Huan, was as cold as the first snowfall of winter, but her cheerful greetings every day gradually opened a crack in his icy shell. Qin Yibo was like a flashlight breaking into the darkness, revealing the loneliness of a top student and the insecurity of an underachiever, while also illuminating a path of growth she had never noticed in herself.

Everything changed after an unexpected reunion: Zhou Huan returned to the past with his memories intact. This time, he wouldn't let fate decide where they sat. He personally drew her into his world. He was no longer a bystander, but a participant. He helped her memorize vocabulary, work through problems, and laugh in the face of every failure. And without realizing it, she became the softest part of his youth.

But growth is never a gift without a price. To draw closer to each other, they had to learn to set aside their pride and pretenses, and face the real pressures of studying and the struggles of love. Sun Yan learned to live for herself, Liu Yuning let go of her vanity, and Qin Yibo and Zhou Huan gradually understood through their clashes and support for each other that love is more than a racing heart. It's the strength to journey together toward the future.

If youth is a function problem, and the variables are unknown and the result uncertain, how should we choose?